University of Rochester events
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Lionel McKenzie, Economics, receives William H. Riker University Award for Graduate Teaching (1988) 1988
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Lonnie Mitchell is appointed as both the director of the newly-formed Center for Afro-American Studies and as a professor of psychology (1970) 1970
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Loretta Ford, co-founder of the nurse practitioner movement, is recruited as founding dean of the newly-independent School of Nursing (1972) 1972
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Louis C. Lasagna Professorship in Clinical Pharmacology is endowed (1986) 1986
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Lovejoy Hall dedicated (1954) 1954
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M. Elizabeth Marsh earns a doctoral degree in physiology of nutrition: the first woman awarded a Ph.D. at the University (1927) 1927
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M. Herbert Eisenhart elected Chair of the Board of Trustees (1945) 1945
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Marcus Alexis is hired as an Associate Professor of Business Administration (1962), the first Black faculty member on the River Campus.
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Marion Warren Fry is the first women to elected to the University's Board of Trustees and serves until 1958. (1943) 1943
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Mark Scatterday is appointed conductor of the Eastman Wind Ensemble (2002) 2002
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Martin Brewer Anderson is inaugurated as the University's first President (1854) 1854
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Mary Steichen Calderone '39M, first medical director of Planned Parenthood, is inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame (1998) 1998
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Mees Observatory opens (1965) 1965
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Meliora Hall opens (1973) 1973
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Meliora Weekend is established (2001) 2001
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Mercer Brugler elected Chair of the Board of Trustees (1967) 1967
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Meredith Brown Skelton Memorial stained glass window
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Meridian Marker on the Eastman Quadrangle is installed to mark the philanthropy of George Eastman on the centennial of his birth (1954) 1954
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Merle Spurrier Gymnasium is dedicated (1974) 1974
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Michael Gottlieb '73M publishes the first report describing patients with the disease which will be known as AIDS (1981) 1981
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Midnight Ramblers vocal group forms (1998) 1998
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Miller Center opens across from the Eastman Theatre on Gibbs Street (1988) 1986
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Miner Medical Library is renovated and expanded (1987) 1987
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Moshe Lubin brings together Rochester scientists to explore laser science initiatives. (1965) 1965
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Munro Hall, a dormitory for the College for Women, opens on the Prince Street Campus (1939) 1939
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Nan Johnson co-founds and is the first director of the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership (1995) 1995
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Naomi Hooker Chamberlain is appointed Coordinator of Community Services for the Rehabilitation Center at URMC (1963)
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Nora Bredes is named Director of the Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Leadership (1999) 1999
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Omega is converted to a 60-beam laser, capable of producing 30 kilojoules of ultraviolet laser light (1995) 1995
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OMEGA laser at the Laser Laboratory for Laser Energetics begins an upgrade (1992) 1992
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On May 1, Sigma Chi fraternity holds its first "Derby Day." (1965) 1965
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Patrick Barry House becomes a University property (1963) 1963
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Pedestrian bridge connecting the campus with Rochester’s 19th Ward opens (1991) 1991
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Peter Lyman Tennis Center is dedicated (1998) 1998
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Phi Beta Kappa charter is granted (1886) 1886
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Philip S. Bernstein Professorship in Jewish Studies is established (1974) 1974
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Pioneering dental researchers publish their studies on the use of fluoride to prevent dental cavities. (1939) 1939
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Plutzik Poetry Reading Series begins (1962) 1962
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Premiere concert of the Cutler Union Chamber Music Series (1960) 1960
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Presidential Diversity Awards (2010) 2010
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Presidential Diversity Awards (2011) 2011
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Professor Charles W. Dodge establishes the Department of Biology (1890) 1890
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Professor of English Kathrine Koller becomes the first woman to head a major academic department at the University of Rochester. (1946) 1946
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Psi Upsilon Fraternity is established (1858) 1858
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Raymond N. Ball elected Chair of the Board of Trustees (1952) 1952
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Recordings of Civil War music by Frederick Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble are featured in Ken Burns's film The Civil War (1990) 1990
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Researchers begin assembling and testing cinefluorography--the first motion picture X-rays. (1947) 1947
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Reynolds Laboratory opens for use by the Chemistry department (1887) 1887
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Richard Feldman is appointed interim President by the Board of Trustees (2018) 2018
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Robert B. Goergen elected Chair of the Board of Trustees (1991) 1991
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Robert F. Kennedy speaks in Strong Auditorium; Campus Young Republicans protest the appearance. (1964-09-29) 1964-09-29
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Robert Freeman appointed Director of the Eastman School of Music (1972) 1972
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Robert L. Sproull is installed as Rochester's seventh president (1975) 1975
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Robert Ward, 1939M, wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music. (1962) 1962
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Rochester and seven other universities join to form the UAA (University Athletic Association) (1986) 1986
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Rochester hosts first Rochester International Conference on Coherence and Quantum Optics. (1960) 1960
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Rochester receives NSF grant to demonstrate laser technology to faculty at other universities. (1962) 1962
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Rochester's business school is named in honor of former Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon. (1986) 1986
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Rocky the University mascot makes his debut (2008) 2008-02-01
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Ronald Rettner Hall for Media Arts and Innovation is dedicated (2013) 2013
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Rufus Adams Sibley elected Chair of the Board of Trustees (1902) 1902
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Rush Rhees is inaugurated as the University's third President (1900) 1900
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Sage Dining Hall is named and dedicated for William Sage. It opened in 1963. (1966) 1966
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SALSA, the College’s Spanish and Latino Students’ Association, is formed in November by Edward Chafart (1987) 1987
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Sarah C. Mangelsdorf is inaugurated as the 11th President of the University (2019) 2019
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School of Business Administration established; John M. Brophy is appointed first Director (1958) 1958
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Sesquicentennial: The University celebrates its 150th anniversary (2000) 2000
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Sevin Yeltekin appointed as the 8th Dean of the Simon School of Music (2020) 2020
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Sibley Hall opens (1876) 1876
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Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity is established (1967) 1967
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Simon Tuska (Class of 1856), the first Jewish student to attend the University of Rochester, writes "A Stranger in the Synagogue," the first work published by a student or alumnus (1854)
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Six Rochester alumni are killed in the September 11 attacks (2001-09-11) 2001-09-11
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Stanton/Anthony Conversations Series begins (1995) 1995
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Statement of Educational Philosophy (2005) 2005
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Statue of President Anderson is moved from the Prince Street Campus and placed between the Burton and Crosby Residence Halls (1955)
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Steven Chu '70 shares the 1997 Nobel Prize in physics (1997) 1997
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Strong Memorial Hospital acquires its first heart-lung machine. (1957) 1957
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Strong Memorial Hospital opens (1926) 1926
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Susan B. Anthony Center for Women's Studies established (1986) 1986
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Susan B. Anthony Professorship is established (1983) 1983
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Take Five Program created (1986) 1986
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The “White Report” commissioned by the Board of Trustees to investigate the EEOC Complaint is issued (2018) 2018
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The 5000th PhD is awarded (1986) 1986
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The administration building is renamed in honor of President W. Allen Wallis (1998) 1998
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The Black Students Union lead a six-day takeover of the 3rd and 4th floors of the Frederick Douglass Building... (1969) 1969
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The Black Students’ Union and Pan-Afrikan Graduate Students’ Association issue "Special Report: An Assessment of the University of Rochester" (1983-07-01) 1983-07-01
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The Campaign for the ’90s surpasses its goal of $375 million (1996) 1996
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The Cancer Center is renamed the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center (2000) 2000
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The Centennial Ode, with words by Professor of English John Rothwell Slater and music by Howard Hanson is performed at a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the University (1950) 1950
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The Class of 2021 scores in the 97th percentile for the SAT – 11 points higher than 2005 (2017) 2017
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The College Diversity Roundtable (CDR) is founded (1999-11-16) 1999-11-16
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The College for Men's theatre group, "The Quilting Club," begins putting on an annual original musical show (1940) 1940
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The College for Women is established and the University becomes coordinate, with separate classrooms and facilities for men and women (1913) 1913
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The College's Korean American Student's Association (KASA) is founded (1980) 1980
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The Croceus and Interpres yearbooks merge (1942) 1942
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The Culture of Narcissism by Christopher Lasch, History, is published (1979) 1979
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The Eastman Dental Center becomes part of the Medical Center (1998) 1998
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The Eastman School offers a new degree, Doctor of Musical Arts, one of the first of its kind in the country. (1953) 1953
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The Eastman Theatre opens on September 4 (1922) 1922
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The Eaves Report (Faculty Senate Ad Hoc Report on Minority Graduate and Faculty recruitment and retention Issues) is submitted (1992) 1992